Phone & Network Cabling
What is a Connected Home?
A "connected home" is just that—a home that is connected by a network from room to room and to the world outside. It gives you the control to integrate two or more home systems to realize the benefits most desirable for your home. Those systems include communications, computers, audio/visual, entertainment, security, lighting controls, utilities and environmental controls. In short, a connected home maximizes your quality of life by enabling you to experience the best technology has to offer so you can fully enjoy your home.
What can a connected home actually do for me?
Connected homes integrate entertainment, communications and security systems together to provide you with more convenient control of the home environment. You can have high-speed Internet access from any room in the house or teleconference from your kitchen while making breakfast for your family. You can program the lights to create a "lived-in" look and check the security system via telephone while you're away on vacation. You can even answer the door through the phone or monitor the nursery through your PC.
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How does it benefit me?
"Connected homes" are built for today with an eye toward tomorrow. They enable you to fully maximize the capabilities of current home products and systems, and help them run more efficiently together. We're talking about things you are probably already using-cable, multiple phone lines, satellite TV, audio/video systems, one or more PCs, Internet and security systems. A "connected home" offers:
| High-speed Internet access at any time from anywhere in your home |
| Flexibility of applications to accommodate work and play activities |
| "Plug and play" capability for all entertainment and communication systems (PC, satellite TV or DVD systems, etc.) in multi-use outlets throughout your home |
| Simultaneous Internet access for multiple users through a single account |
| Elimination of costly rewiring in the future when adding new technologies, such as satellite service |
| Maintained market value by equipping your home to keep pace with ever-changing technology |
Connected homes also enable you to add newly developed systems as they become available.
How do I get "connected?"
If you are building a new home, the best way to ensure you are getting a "connected home" is through the installation of a structured wiring solution. Structured wiring systems are available through Anavon for as low as $750 to $2,000. This one-time cost, only fractionally higher then what you would pay for a lower quality solution, will insure that your home meets all of tomorrow's communication, entertainment and information needs.
If you want to take advantage of the world of new technology, making sure your home is "connected" is not an option…it's a necessity. And structured wiring is the key, so make sure you select a builder or remodeler who understands how important being connected is to your future.
Why the "Connected Home?"
| Structured wiring provides the necessary infrastructure to enjoy the lifestyle benefits of a "connected home" environment. |
| A newly built or renovated home incorporating the recommended wiring standards affords the homeowner a wide range of opportunities not available through traditionally wired homes. |
| Regardless of size, location or cost of a home, incorporating Anavon’s wiring standards can add value to the home at resale and effectively ensure optimum access to all developing home communication, entertainment, security and control technologies. Conversely, homes not built to these standards will likely be outdated in a few years. |
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